Mob violence continues despite repeated assurances

Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Monday told parliament that incidents of mob violence continue to occur despite repeated assurances from the home minister to curb such practices in the country, reports UNB.

"Our home minister is present here. Not once, not twice, but several times he has assured us that mob culture will no longer exist in Bangladesh. He assured us there would be no culture of impunity and that people would get justice. But we are seeing one mob incident after another," she said.

Rumeen Farhana, elected from Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, made this remark, while taking part in the discussion on a notice placed on a matter of public importance under the rule 71 of the rules of procedure in the House.

She said different countries are known for various cultural practices, such as dance, music, acting, and poetry, but Bangladesh has, over the past one and a half years and then in the last two months, witnessed a 'mob culture.'

She alleged that mob incidents led to the removal of the Bangladesh Bank governor, harassment of the BSS chief, and incidents at Barishal court premises and the Supreme Court lawyers' room. She also referred to attacks on media outlets, including The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.